194TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a fess pelleté rayonné to chief Or. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "WHEN READY" in Black letters.

Symbolism
The colors scarlet and yellow are for Artillery. The flame-like partition line indicates the intense fire power of the organization's artillery. The pellets depict cannon balls and symbolize readiness.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 194th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 October 1954. It was redesignated for the 194th Artillery Regiment on 1 December 1965. The insignia was redesignated for the 194th Field Artillery Regiment on 19 July 1972.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon
Gules, a fess pelleté rayonné to chief Or. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Iowa Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a hawk's head erased Proper. WHEN READY.

Symbolism
The colors scarlet and yellow are for Artillery. The flame-like partition line indicates the intense fire power of the organization's artillery. The pellets depict cannon balls and symbolize readiness. The crest is that of the Iowa Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 194th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 October 1954. It was redesignated for the 194th Artillery Regiment on 1 December 1965. The insignia was redesignated for the 194th Field Artillery Regiment on 19 July 1972.





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